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Published 2 May 2024, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

1B4 - FOSTER Programme, Fusion Engineering Doctoral Training Partnership

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£9,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2024
Next notice expected 30 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Note this is an unregulated procedure and is only open to organisations that are able to provide post graduate doctoral training

This project which is part of the FOSTER (Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research) Programme aims to deepen the talent pool available to the fusion sector by awarding £9.5M of funding between April 2025 and March 2030 to a university or consortia of universities who can create and deliver a high-quality Fusion Engineering Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). It follows on from the Prior Information Notice published on Find a Tender Service (Notice reference: 2024/S 000-014161)

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£9,500,000
Delivery: UK, South East · UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 May 2024, 10:19 BST
Last source update
5 Jul 2024, 09:19 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
T-PJP102-24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020520
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0456c1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.

If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Any such action must be brought promptly.

(generally within 3 months).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2024 → 31 Dec 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    5 Jul 2024, 09:19 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
  4. Next notice expected
    30 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jul 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    5 Jul 2024, 09:19 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    5 Jul 2024, 09:19 BST
  3. Deadline published: 25 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
    5 Jul 2024, 09:19 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.